Zip 40914 (Big Creek, KY) Climate

40914 Big Creek, KY has a moderate climate with warm summers and mild winters. The average temperature is around 70°F in the summertime and ranges from 40°F-50°F in the winter months. The area receives an average of 44 inches of precipitation annually, most of which falls in the spring and summer months. The area also experiences occasional snowfall during the winter months, though much less than other parts of Kentucky. Additionally, due to its location near the Appalachian Mountains, 40914 Big Creek, KY experiences relatively low humidity all year round.

Big Creek (zip 40914), Kentucky gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Big Creek (zip 40914) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Big Creek (zip 40914). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Big Creek (zip 40914) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40914 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 40914 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Big Creek, Kentucky	United States
	48.3 in.	38.1 in.
	10.8 in.	27.8 in.
	131.5 days	106.2 days
	193 days	205 days
	86.0°	85.8°
	23.3°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.8	4.3
	1465 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 40914 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 40914 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 40914 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 40914 zip code, there are 17.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 40914 zip code with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40914 zip code, there are 110.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40914 zip code, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 40914 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 40914 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 40914 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in the 40914 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 40914 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 131.5 rainy days annually in the 40914 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.8 inches in the 40914 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 40914 zip code with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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